Manager Management

Sharon Dunten

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SUMMARY

A savvy, multi-faceted journalist/communicator/editor whose passion to make

a difference produces successful content management for both the news

industry and online websites for non-profit and professional organizations

that serve the general public.

Strengths include producing visual/multimedia communications through the

written word, photography and effective publication design and website

management; managing projects and newsrooms and online staff; strong

writing skills in narrative and short form articles for local, regional and

national news print and online publications plus social media; and editing

for relevance and accuracy;

PROFESSIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS

News reporter, photojournalist, editor, newsroom manager and online editor

for content management of Web site, professional communicator.

Reporting/Storytelling

. Demonstrated more than ten years success in reporting news for major

dailies and for local, regional and national online publications. Skilled

in AP Style and editing.

. Produced daily reports and weekly A1 CP news-feature for metropolitan

newspaper.

. Covered city government, school board, police and fire department,

planning development commission.

. Covered breaking news and on the spot video reporting and photography.

. Proficient in news, feature and narrative writing including columns,

blogs, social networking with demonstrated success learning skills for

changing online reporting.

. Monitored and participated in blogs and social networking resulting in

finding leads for breaking news.

Multi-Media Journalism

. Published nationally for photography and film coverage. Honed multimedia

skills through two decades as a photojournalist covering news, features,

personality portraits, and sports.

. Demonstrated success using 35 mm digital SLR camera, flash and diverse

lenses including digital format; Knowledge in studio equipment, video

cameras and computer video editing technology. Proficient with Adobe

PhotoShop

. Demonstrates solid understanding of professional standards of

photojournalism and right to privacy.

. Created professional slide presentations for nonprofit organizations.

Management/Editing

. Established quality newsroom responsibilities, which included

implementation of professional journalism conduct, deadline

accountability, reporter assignments, budgets and beats, and accurate use

of AP style in professional news writing.

. Established content management of online newspaper by consistently

uploading daily news content to website, working with keywords within

headlines, and continued training in news website management. Experience

in three online news software programs in news industry.

. Continued to implement corporate newspaper pagination requirements

(QuarkXpress, InDesign) for print product, which included producing

attractive front-page design featuring centerpieces with superior

photographs and relevant news rails.

. Increased use of PhotoShop techniques to provide quality photographs for

both online and print product. Coached staff to produce better

photographs for publication/online use. Introduced photo essays to the

publication.

. Developed proficiency in pre-press process with offset press room, which

included computer pagination, PDF pages, implementing functions on image

maker computer system and development, cutting negatives for plate making

process.

. Sought training and successfully managed newspaper budgets, advertising-

copy ratios and corporate guidelines; experience in CCI-front end system;

WordPress software.

. Produced and developed agency newsletters including pagination, news and

feature writing, copyediting and photography.

. Consistently demonstrated firm understanding of First Amendment rights

and professional journalism standards.

Technical Savvy

. Established and produced an online Website with coverage of the recession

and Hurricane Katrina recovery efforts using WordPress software.

. Skilled in NewsEdit Pro, InCopy, Adobe PhotoShop, Macintosh and PC

software, Excel, InDesign, QuarkXpress; understanding of HTML

. Editor for online-only news organization for township in Indianapolis.

. Content manager for two syndicated news organizations' news content

websites.

. Proficient in social networking to include Facebook and Twitter and

blogging.

. Demonstrated success in video production and photographic slide shows for

online use.

EXPERIENCE

2011 - present SurvivingTimes.com, editor and content manager, using

WordPress software

Jackson Free Press, contributing writer, Jackson, Mississippi

2011 - 2012 Dubuque Telegraph Herald, reporter/correspondent, Dubuque,

Iowa

2002 - 2011 GANNETT MEDIA GROUP: 2010 - 2011 Richmond Palladium-Item,

copy editor, content management of website, Richmond, Indiana;

2002 - 2010 Indianapolis Star, correspondent

reporter/photojournalist, Indianapolis, Indiana

1994 - 2012: FREELANCE/Contract Online

. Writer, Together, Indiana United Methodist Church Conference,

Indianapolis, Indiana

. Interim News Editor, Maryville Daily Forum, Maryville, Missouri;

content management

. Online Editor/Content Manager, writer and photographer, FTONews.com

(Franklin Township Online News), Indianapolis, Indiana, content

management

FREELANCE/Contract PRINT

. Publications specialist, writer and photojournalist, YMCA of Greater

Indianapolis, Indianapolis, Indiana

. Photojournalist, Builder Magazine, Washington, D.C.

. Editor, KINSWomen Magazine, Indiana-Kentucky Synod, Women of the

Evangelical Lutheran Church of America

1985 - 1995: Personal Imagery Photography, photographer and owner,

Indianapolis, Indiana

1983 - 1985: Director of Communications/Media Specialist, Developmental

Services, Inc., Columbus, Indiana

EDUCATION

B.S., Ball State University, Journalism with additional major in Sociology,

Muncie, Indiana, 1983

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS:

Atlanta Press Club, 2012 - present; Society of Professional Journalists

2005 - present; National Press Photographers Association 2005 - 2009

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